Last week, the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, put the Government to task over the escalating fuel price. However, a statement by Okaasai Sidronius Opolot, the state Minister for Energy seems to suggest government will continue with its non-interference approach on commodity prices. “Uganda operates a liberalized downstream petroleum market, where pump prices are determined by the forces of demand ...
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Singer Catherine Kusasira has fired back at MP Ssemujju Nganda over her state house salary. The Kira Municipality MP revealed that he wants the State House’s huge budget to be cut down. According to the 2023-24 financial year, the President’s office was allocated Shs239 billion. The State House was given Shs421 billion. This is a heavy and bloated budget which ...
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Self-proclaimed Ghetto President and presidential advisor Buchaman has lashed out at Hon Ssemujju Nganda. He has said he is very selfish after he said Buchaman should be scrapped off the government payroll as the presidential advisor. Hon Ssemujju said he doesn’t understand what role Buchaman and Catherine Kusasira play as presidential advisors. These two were chosen by the president himself ...
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Former Ethics amd Integrity minister now turned government critic, Hon Miria Matembe, has said that Uganda doesn’t have a national army. According to Matembe, the UPDF is a personal army. She added that once a country lacks democracy, there is no way an army can be termed national. This is because in such scenarios, the army always has its side. ...
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The Forum for Democratic Change Party has urged the government to provide free transport for Ebola patients and also support their families. Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, the party spokesperson, said the party has instructed all its branches to participate in and lead awareness campaigns in their communities against the disease. He said this while speaking to the media during their weekly ...
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